What db technologies does

db technologies BV is a Dutch private limited company (BV) headquartered in Oldenzaal, Netherlands, that designs and manufactures physical equipment for waste treatment and recycling. The company operates as a subsidiary of Anaergia, which it identifies as the world leader in recovering energy, water, and fertilizer from waste streams, and leverages that affiliation for brand and scale credibility. Its product portfolio covers the full mechanical workflow of a recycling line: size-reduction equipment (bag openers, presses), separating technologies (screens, windsifters), conveying and cleaning systems, sorting technologies, and finishing systems (extrusion and polishing systems for organic extraction). In addition to individual components, the company offers customized turnkey and branch solutions that integrate the equipment stack into a tailored processing line.

The company's go-to-market is a direct enterprise field sales motion targeting industrial and municipal waste processors, with engagement initiated via phone (+31 541-745020) or website contact form. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through contact-based quoting for customized equipment, indicating engineered-to-order hardware sales with long, consultative sales cycles. Customer segments are described horizontally by use case — facilities focused on waste recycling, material recovery, organic extraction, and waste-to-resource conversion — rather than by industry verticals. The company does not advertise reseller or distributor channels, social media presence, or content marketing activity, and operates with a small team (1-10 employees) under three named Managing Directors (Dr. Diana Mourato Benedek, Jan Oude Grote Bevelsborg, Andy Kepel).

The business model is hardware sales of engineered recycling equipment, with revenue derived from direct sale of components and turnkey systems. No revenue figures, funding rounds, or patent portfolio are disclosed in the available data, and there is no evidence of AI/ML, software, or recurring revenue components within the offering. The company's value proposition centers on optimizing recyclable recovery rates, extracting valuable organics, and reducing/reusing waste, positioning it as a specialist equipment vendor within the broader Anaergia waste-to-resource platform.

Name

db technologies

Legal name

db technologies BV

Website

https://dbtechnologiesbv.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

db technologies BV is a Dutch subsidiary of Anaergia that designs and manufactures physical waste treatment and recycling equipment — size-reduction, separation, conveying, sorting, extrusion, and polishing systems — sold direct to industrial and municipal waste processors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling and Waste Processing Equipment

NAICS

Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Waste Handling & Compaction Equipment (Balers, Compactors) (IMAHALAI)

Keywords

• Industrial recycling equipment
• Waste processing machinery
• Size reduction systems
• Separation sorting technology
• Municipal waste treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Oldenzaal

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Designs and manufactures waste treatment equipment including bag openers, screens, presses, windsifters, conveying systems, and cleaning systems. Revenue generated through direct sale of equipment and turnkey solutions to industrial, municipal, and commercial customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

db technologies designs and manufactures industrial machinery for processing waste streams, including size-reduction, separating, sorting, conveying, cleaning, extrusion, and polishing equipment such as bag openers, screens, presses, and windsifters. The company supplies these as standalone machines, integrated turnkey plants, and tailored "branch solutions" for specific waste fractions to industrial and municipal recycling operators.

Product overview

db technologies BV is a waste treatment equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of physical processing equipment. The product lineup includes size-reduction equipment (bag openers, presses), separating technologies (screens, windsifters), conveying and cleaning systems, sorting technologies, and finishing systems (extrusion and polishing systems for organic extraction). The company also provides turnkey and branch solutions as modular add-ons for customized waste processing deployments. All products are designed to maximize material value recovery, optimize recyclable recovery rates, and enable waste reduction and reuse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Size-reduction equipment (shredders / granulators) Mechanical size-reduction machines that break down mixed waste streams into smaller, processable fractions for downstream sorting and recovery. Designed for industrial and municipal waste processors.
• Separation and sorting equipment Separating and sorting machinery used to divide waste streams by size, density, or material type as part of recycling and resource-recovery lines. Targets industrial and municipal recycling operators.
• Bag openers Bag-opening equipment that tears open sealed bags of mixed municipal or commercial waste to liberate contents for downstream sorting. Used by municipal solid-waste and MRF operators.
• Screens (screening equipment) Screening equipment that classifies waste by particle size as a primary separation step in recycling and material-recovery facilities.
• Presses Pressing equipment used to compact sorted waste fractions (paper, plastics, RDF) into bales or logs for downstream handling, transport, or further processing.
• Windsifters (air classifiers) Air-classification equipment that separates light fractions (films, paper, organics) from heavier fractions using airflow, used in mixed-waste and plastics recycling lines.
• Conveying systems Conveyors that move waste material between processing stages within recycling and resource-recovery plants, engineered for abrasive and heterogeneous feedstocks.
• Cleaning systems Washing and cleaning equipment that removes contaminants from sorted recyclables such as plastics and paper prior to extrusion or further processing.
• Extrusion lines Extrusion equipment that processes cleaned plastic or paper fractions into finished or semi-finished material forms for downstream use.
• Polishing systems Polishing equipment used in plastics recycling lines to refine and finish extruded material to specified quality and dimensional standards.
• Turnkey waste-processing plants Fully integrated turnkey plants combining db technologies' size-reduction, separation, sorting, conveying, cleaning, extrusion, and polishing equipment into a single delivered facility for municipal or industrial waste processors.
• Branch solutions (waste-fraction-specific processing lines) Custom-engineered processing lines ("branch solutions") tailored to specific waste fractions such as organics, plastics, or paper, combining the company's equipment modules into a feedstock-specific configuration.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AnaergiaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partnerdb technologies BV is a part of the Anaergia group, the world leader in recovering energy, water and fertilizer from virtually any waste stream. This parent-subsidiary relationship provides access to Anaergia's global leadership position in waste-to-resource technology and enables integrated solutions for waste treatment customers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Steinert: German manufacturer of magnetic and sensor-based sorting systems for waste and scrap. Directly comparable in separation/sorting equipment used to optimize recyclable recovery rates in material recovery facilities.
• Eldan Recycling: Danish manufacturer of size-reduction and separation equipment for tires, cables, WEEE, and other waste streams. Closely comparable niche-equipment focus and European industrial waste customer base.
• Vecoplan: German manufacturer of size-reduction, conveying, and separation equipment for waste and recycling streams. Directly comparable product portfolio (shredders, screens, conveying systems) and similar European mid-market positioning to db technologies.
• Machinex: Canadian manufacturer of recycling equipment including screens, windsifters, optical sorters, and turnkey MRF systems. Closely matches db technologies' full-line, turnkey approach to material recovery facility design.
• Green Machine: Manufacturer of recycling equipment including conveyors, screens, and optical sorters for C&D and MSW streams. Comparable mid-sized equipment OEM serving similar industrial and municipal processing customers.
• Bulk Handling Systems (BHS): US-based designer and manufacturer of sorting and processing systems for recycling and waste. Comparable in delivering integrated, turnkey material recovery systems with separation, sorting, and conveying technologies.
• CP Group (CP Manufacturing): US designer and builder of material recovery facilities, offering screens, magnets, optical sorters, and turnkey MRF systems. Comparable turnkey approach and equipment portfolio targeting recyclable recovery optimization.

Others

• Anaergia: Parent company of db technologies BV and a global waste-to-resource technology provider. Included as the corporate parent whose strategy, capital allocation, and global pipeline directly determine db technologies' growth path.

Broad incumbents

• TOMRA: Norwegian global leader in sensor-based sorting and recycling technology. Comparable in separation/sorting technologies for recyclables, but operates at much larger scale across multiple recycling verticals.
• Andritz (Separation/Pulp & Paper): Austrian industrial group with separation and recycling equipment lines. Broadly comparable machinery offerings for waste/recycling applications but operates across many industrial segments at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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